Study being commissioned to integrate UPEI medical students into P.E.I. medical system
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — UPEI and Well being P.E.I. are inviting consultants to submit proposals to evaluate the Island’s well being system capability to tackle UPEI college students from the brand new school of medication.
The request for proposals was issued on the province’s tendering platform final week. The objective of the undertaking is to map out a plan to implement undergraduate and post-graduate medical schooling at UPEI and any obligatory assist given by the well being system, college and others.
The profitable advisor shall be requested to present an in depth abstract and evaluation of medical schooling in P.E.I. They will even give a list evaluation of doctor sources and well being system infrastructure, funding projections and an evaluation of the commitments and investments required to transition Well being P.E.I. to an educational well being authority.
The brand new UPEI medical school, which was introduced in October 2021, shall be providing a joint physician of medication diploma with accomplice Memorial College.
Well being P.E.I. CEO Dr. Michael Gardam mentioned a medical faculty at UPEI has the potential to be helpful to the Island.
“To achieve success, we have to make sure that the well being system throughout P.E.I. has capability to be a part of the training experiences for these future medical doctors,” mentioned Gardam.
“This evaluation undertaking will present us with the foundational data and instruments we have to set up after which work in direction of constructing this capability.”
The request for proposals closes on Feb. 17 at 2 p.m.
